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Home: Where the Heart Is

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If you're looking for copious background information to support study of the human heart, here it is! You can find photos of hearts, and text about the development, structure, systems, and monitoring that support heart function. Also contains links to several enrichment activities. 

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anatomy, the heart

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anatomy, cardiology, heart, Life Science, heart function, heart development, science
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Research

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